Thunder River Theatre Company

80's Movie Dance Party
2024-12-28 19:30 - 2024-12-29 00:00 (America/Denver) | Thunder River Theatre, 67 PROMENADE, Carbondale, 81623, United States
TRTC’s
80’s Dance Party
Saturday, December 28, 2024
7:30 pm – Midnight
Get ready to moonwalk into 2025! Join us for an epic night of totally rad fun as we throw it back to the ultimate 80’s movie vibes. From the neon lights to the classic hits, we’ll have you dancing the night away like you’re starring in your favorite throwback flick.
Participate in the 80’s icon costume contest by dressing up as your favorite 80’s movie character, or icon, or just come as your totally tubular self! There will be a costume contest with prizes!
Live DJ spinning all the iconic 80’s hits to keep the party rocking.
360 Video ops and photo ops with iconic 80’s movie-inspired backdrops!
Countdown to midnight with champagne (or sparkling apple cider) and good vibes.
Don’t miss the chance to start 2025 with a bang! It’s going to be like, totally awesome!

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PINK TO BLACK presents Triptides
2025-01-24 18:00 - 23:00 | Thunder River Theatre, 67 PROMENADE, Carbondale, 81623, United States
PINK TO BLACK
PRESENTS
Triptides
at
Thunder River
Friday, January 24, 2025
6 pm Doors
7 pm opener DJ Pinto
9 pm Triptides
Over the last fourteen years and dozens of albums and singles, cosmic LA rockers Triptides have traversed a kaleidoscopic musical landscape of psychedelic rock, Laurel Canyon folk, and spaced-out jazz pop — but each track can be traced back to the group’s leader, Glenn Brigman’s unique ability to craft and explore a seemingly infinite number of dimensional melodies and harmonies.
With every line of Brigman’s airy vocals that dance across the tape and into the speakers, stoners, trippers, and lovers alike are transported to a sweet and familiar place, lifted by chiming guitars, hypnotic drums, glittering pianos, and hallucinogenic
fuzz.
Each Triptides recording is a personal reflection, an unexpected evolution, and honest testament to The Song. And the next one will be no different.
Catch Triptides live, and you’ll see a band that shifts shapes and moods like lightning in
a bottle, fluidly and fluently turning up and turning out — always taking the audience on a trip.
Either way, you’ll want to find them out there.
—
Now hear this:
Triptides has just linked up with Label 51 Recordings for new releases in 2025 and
onward, and another chapter is being written for the California rock and rollers.

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Thunderchat with Choreographer Mandy Moore
2025-01-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Thunder River Theatre, 67 PROMENADE, Carbondale, 81623, United States
Thunder River Theatre Company Presents:
Thunderchat
with
Choreographer Mandy Moore.
Saturday, January 25, 2025
7:30 pm
Experience thought-provoking conversations and inspiring ideas at TRTC’s Thunderchat – A Keynote Speaker Series. Featuring distinguished voices from diverse fields throughout the industry, Thunderchat sparks engaging dialogue, broadens perspectives, and connects our community through the power of storytelling.
Mandy Moore (Director/Producer/Choreographer)
Mandy Moore is a world-class Choreographer, Director, and Producer who has garnered 3 Emmy Awards among her 13 collective nominations. She is best known for her groundbreaking work as a producer and choreographer on the global television hit So You Think You Can Dance. In 2017 Mandy made history by being the first choreographer to choreograph the Golden Globe Awards, Academy Awards, Grammy Awards and Emmy Awards in the same year! Recent projects include Paramount’s Babylon directed by Academy Award Winner Damien Chazelle and Taylor Swift’s The Eras World Tour. Upcoming credits include Disney’s live action feature Snow White, and John Krasinski’s Imaginary Friends.
On film, television, and stage, Mandy’s choreographic artistry has made her a sought-after choreographer, producer, and industry leader in dance and entertainment. Her highly acclaimed choreography can be seen throughout Damien Chazelle’s original movie musical La La Land which is the recipient of 7 Golden Globe Awards and 6 Academy Awards. Other notable film credits include the Oscar-nominated films American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook, Leslye Headland’s Sleeping With Other People, Disney’s Stargirl, Second Act with Jennifer Lopez, and
Gloria Bell starring Julianne Moore.
Mandy recently wrapped an Emmy Award-winning 2-season run on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist for NBC as a Choreographer + Producer. She was also a choreographer, producer, and guest judge for ABC’s long-running television show Dancing With the Stars, and the subsequent Dancing With the Stars Juniors. Her other television credits include XQ Super School Live, Fox’s Glee, American Idol, Disney’s 60th Anniversary Celebration on ABC, Modern Family, and Showtime’s Kidding.
On stage, Mandy directed and choreographed the 2023 Dancing With the Stars Tour. She has worked with the L.A. Ballet Company’s innovative New Wave Program, Celine Dion’s sold-out Taking Chances concert tour, Britain’s Strictly Come Dancing, Cirque du Soleil’s My Immortal, and Shania Twain’s Vegas Residency You’re Still the One. Mandy also directed and choreographed a crowd-pleasing stage production of The Wedding Singer and brought Nobody Loves You Off-Broadway to Second Stage Theatre in New York after choreographing the show’s world premiere at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre.
Mandy enjoys teaching and educating the next generation of dance talent. Her contemporary and jazz choreography has been taught to students around the world, and she is widely considered one of the dance industry’s primary mentors for young and evolving talent. Additionally, Mandy sat on the Board of Governors at the Television Academy leading the Choreographer Peer Group.

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Tiny Beautiful Things
2025-02-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Thunder River Theatre, 67 PROMENADE, Carbondale, 81623, United States
Tiny Beautiful Things
Book By: Cheryl Strayed
Adapted by: Nia Vardalos
Directed By: Missy Moore
Based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos, Tiny Beautiful Things personifies the questions and answers that “Sugar” was publishing online from 2010-2012. When the struggling writer was asked to take over the unpaid, anonymous position of advice columnist, Strayed used empathy and her personal experiences to help those seeking guidance for obstacles both large and small.
Tiny Beautiful Things is a play about reaching when you’re stuck, healing when you’re broken, and finding the courage to take on the questions that have no answers.

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Make your own Tiny Beautiful Terrarium
2025-02-23 16:15 - 17:45 | Thunder River Theatre, 67 PROMENADE, Carbondale, 81623, United States
Join
Thunder River Theatre Company
&
Botany Houseplant Shop
making a
Tiny Beautiful Terrarium
Sunday, February 23, 2025
2 pm: Show
4:15 pm: Class
Join us in creating your very own Tiny Beautiful Terrarium with Leslie from the Botany Houseplant shop in Carbondale. Enjoy light snacks and the art of terrariums, and mingle with the cast of Tiny Beautiful Things.
Tickets include all terrarium supplies, wine, snacks, and other beverages. The class will last approximately an hour and a half.

$100 – A premium ticket with reserved seating to the 2 pm performance of Tiny Beautiful Things and class following.
$65 – Class Only
Tickets include all terrarium supplies, wine, snacks, and other beverages. The class will last approximately an hour and a half.

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PINK TO BLACK presents Tatanka
2025-03-22 19:30 - 23:00 | Thunder River Theatre, 67 PROMENADE, Carbondale, 81623, United States
PINK TO BLACK
PRESENTS
Tatanka
at
Thunder River
Saturday, March 22
7:30 pm: Doors
8 pm: Beep Bop Boop
9 pm: Tatanka
Tatanka encapsulates the heavy roots rumble of the Caribbean while maintaining the pop sensibilities of the dance-oriented electronic sounds from the Britannica-American reggae scenes. These sounds are what fueled the group’s self-titled album, ’Tatanka’. Written over the span of a year and a half, Tatanka recorded their self-titled album at Imperial Sound in San Diego. Reggae rocker Ted Bowne from PASSAFIRE and roots magician The Maad T-Ray of Tribal Seeds feature on a counter-culture wake up call entitled “The Yard”. Jamaican sing-jay Triston Palmer is heard on a bouncy number labeled “Give Green”. The tune pays homage to never giving up and believing in yourself. E.N Young of Tribal Seeds can also be heard throughout the album. The album debuted at #1 on the iTunes reggae charts and #4 on Billboard’s reggae charts. The positive lyrics and heavy sounds garnered radio air-play all around the globe.
Tatanka’s Sounds In Technicolor EP has racked up over 20,000 downloads and has attributed to the flourishing fan base. This recognition has led to tours across the US and Canada with acts such as Tribal Seeds, Stick Figure, Lee Scratch Perry, Fortunate Youth, Easy Star Allstars, Passafire, and more. In conjunction with a heavy tour schedule, Tatanka has also played a multitude of festivals including California Roots, Powell-a-Palooza, Desert Rocks, Arise, and a plethora of others.
Formed in Denver Colorado by a few college friends, Tatanka has been recognized as “Breakout Artist of the Year” (2014) by The Pier, High Times “Unsigned Band of the Month” (September 2011), and nominated by Westword magazine for “Colorado’s Reggae/Jam Band of the Year” (2015). With 2015 providing a large amount of clout, Tatanka will be releasing a remix album of their self-titled record as well as several new singles.
Their infectious live show is the bridge between the band and the fans. It unifies the crowd with a progressing, pulsing, and positive perspective. Tatanka is always looking to further instill a global vision of unity with their pounding, dynamic sounds and peaceful, harmonious message.
“We all go help them, People come together no selfish.” -Reward Them, TATANKA
“Tatanka is a record that manages to pay homage to its roots, deliver a couple catchy singles, as well as define Tatanka’s sound as an out of the mold band that is pushing the reggae-rock genre to a new place.” -Tommy Dubs, The Pier

$35 Presale
$40 at the door
$275 VIP Table of 4
VIP Tables include a bottle of champagne, snacks, and table service.
This is a 21+ event.

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The Workshop
2025-03-29 19:30 - 21:00
The Workshop
Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 pm
Thunder River Theatre Company presents the fourth iteration of “The Workshop,” a new play-reading series that brings together playwrights and audiences to discuss new works.
Listen to a reading of We are Going Nowhere by Matthew Schneck.

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PINK TO BLACK presents Pink Fuzz
2025-04-05 19:30 - 23:00
PINK TO BLACK
PRESENTS
Pink Fuzz
at
Thunder River Theatre
Saturday, April 5
7:30 pm Doors
8 pm Good For Now
9 pm Pink Fuzz
Pink Fuzz is a brother/sister-led three-piece out of Denver made up of singer/guitarist John Demitro, and singer/bassist LuLu Demitro. Pink Fuzz came to fruition at the end of 2017. Quickly picking up steam and wanting to expand out of Denver, Pink Fuzz started touring extensively. Creating a DIY circuit throughout the country, they’ve built a grassroots fanbase that has anxiously been awaiting new releases. Finally, 4 years after their newest release, the band is putting us on track for a new album, produced by Kevin Mckeown (Black Pistol Fire) and mixed by Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, Chris Cornell, PJ Harvey, Arctic Monkeys). This will be their strongest body of work they’ve put out yet. Their latest singles can be found on all streaming platforms with a full album expected summer of 2025.
Their impressive live show has been making waves in the Colorado music scene and nationally. John’s baritone guitar lends itself to their heavy and fuzzed-out tone. The tuned-down sound mixed with vocal harmonies and unique melodies is their calling card. The band’s newest material has been starting mosh pits since they debuted it at Treefort 2021. The coined term “High-Speed Desert Rock” suits them well, as their show is fast-paced, dynamic, and hard-hitting.
$40.00 Pre-sale
$45.00 at door
21+

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These Shining Lives
2025-05-02 19:30 - 21:00
These Shining Lives
By: Melanie Marnich
Directed By: Missy Moore
These Shining Lives chronicles the strength and determination of women considered expendable in their day, exploring their true story and its continued resonance. Catherine and her friends are dying, it’s true; but theirs is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense, as they refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits—or endanger the lives of those who come after them.

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ThunderBall
2025-05-31 17:00 - 22:00
ThunderBall
A fundraiser
for
Thunder River Theatre Company
Saturday, May 31, 2025
5:00 pm
Join us for:
Thunderputt
Lawn Games
Ping Pong Paddle Raise
Halftime Show
featuring Drunken Shakespeare
25-26 Season Announcement
ThunderBall Dance Party
Costume Contest – wear your best sports gear!

$750 Reserved Table of 4
Includes:
Reserved ThunderPutt Time
Lawn Game Play
Bottle of Champagne or Wine
Unlimited Beverages
Appetizers, Dinner, and Dessert
Food and Beverage Service
ThunderBall Dance Party

$75 General Admission

ThunderPutt and Lawn Game Play
Appetizers, Dinner, and Dessert
1 Free Beverage
Unlimited NA Beverages
ThunderBall Dance Party

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